Sailor · 2016–2026

Brendon Swetka

crescent sail yc Thistle PHRF handicap

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Events: 7
Win rate: 29%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 59%
Best class ranking: #64
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Ken Swetka
Biggest lift: Em Dolson
Longest-running crew: Ken Swetka
Nemesis: Mike Ingham
Best day: 7 Sep 2023
Signature result: 1st of 21

Partnerships · 10 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ken Swetka — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Ken Swetka · Mr Bigglesworth · Thistle 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 3 of 24 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2026
Em Dolson · Mr Bigglesworth · Thistle 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Jul 2026
Rachel Robinson · Mr Bigglesworth · Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 17th · Jul 2021 – Aug 2021
Geoff Greening · Island Sister · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Charlie Rysenga · Mr Bigglesworth · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
John Stoffelett · Island Sister · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Tanya Baase · Island Sister · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
John Hutt · Island Sister · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Dale MacPherson · Island Sister · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Jeremy Schroeder · Island Sister · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
27 Jul 2026	Thistle Nationals 2026	Mr Bigglesworth	Thistle	Crew	18th / 57
13 Jun 2026	Crescent Sail Yacht Club - 2026 One Design Regatta	Mr Bigglesworth	Thistle	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	5th / 8
13 Jun 2025	2025 Crescent One Design Regatta	Mr Bigglesworth	Thistle	In the way	1st / 11
7 Sep 2023	Atwood Harvest Moon Regatta 2023	Mr Bigglesworth	Thistle	Crew	1st / 21
2 Aug 2021	2021 Thistle National Championship	Mr Bigglesworth	Thistle	Other	28th / 40
17 Jul 2021	2021 Thistle Great Lakes Championship	Mr Bigglesworth	Thistle	Other	17th / 38
3 Jun 2016	2016 Bayview One Design Regatta	Island Sister	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	9th / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	156 provisional	#20068 band 10343–35573	—
Thistle Crew	195 provisional	#64 band 28–142	+4.9

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	7 events	2 wins	beats 59%

Positions: Cat 3 Cooler Jockey (1) · In the way (1) · Spinnaker trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−21 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	52%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	51%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ron Sherry	17	10–7
Mike Ingham	15	1–14
Jack Finefrock	13	7–6
John Baker	13	9–4
Paul Abdullah	13	2–11
Kyle Finefrock	13	5–8
Brian Kitchin	12	4–8
Nicole Shedden	12	4–8

Most-beaten opponent: John Baker (9–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	56%
2025	1	1	100%
2023	1	1	100%
2021	2	0	44%
2016	1	0	11%

Boats

Mr Bigglesworth · Thistle · 6 events · 2021–2026
Island Sister · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

La Salle, OH, USA · 1 events
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, United States · 1 events
Junction City, OR · 1 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 1 events
Sherrodsville, OH · 1 events
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, United States · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 156, #20,068. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.